Clive vs Diarmuid
Clive and Diarmuidcompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Clive was ranked #829 and Diarmuid #272 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2009, Clive was ranked #3744 and Diarmuid #4527 among boys in England and Wales.
Clive and Diarmuid over time
Clive and Diarmuid appear together in 2 published lists, across 57 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Clive reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Diarmuid in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Longest-running competitions
Clive and Diarmuid were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Boys for 47 years, from 1964 to 2025, ending at #829 and #272.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys47 shared years, 1964–2025
Clive held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Diarmuid in 47.
Highest recorded here: Clive #106 in 1973, Diarmuid #77 in 2002.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Clive #829, Diarmuid #272.
England and Wales · Boys10 shared years, 1996–2009
Clive held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Diarmuid in 1.
Highest recorded here: Clive #898 in 1996, Diarmuid #1411 in 2002.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2009: Clive #3744, Diarmuid #4527.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Clive | Diarmuid |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #829 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #272 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Clive and Diarmuid both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Clive
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #147 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #106 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1973 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #829 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Diarmuid
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #109 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #77 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2002 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #272 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys